Severe storm hits Clarke County barn and drive-in
A small twister ripped part of a barn roof in Clarke County yesterday and tossed debris into a field a quarter mile away. The Royal Drive-In at the Route 50 and 522 intersection lost a six by ten foot panel from its screen due to the same storm.
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Snapp
Clarke County
Royal Drive-In
Winchester
Rt.’7
Kern Motor Co
Rt. 7
Donald Royston
Berryville
L. C. Snapp
Virginia apple and peach crops cut by late freeze
Virginia fruit growers say 55 to 65 percent of the average apple crop is possible in the Winchester Clarke and Frederick area, with peaches around 60 percent. Cold weather and poor pollination reduced yields while rain and wind caused damage in Clarke County. 115 growers attended the Twilight Fruit Growers meeting to assess harvest labor needs as storms damaged farms near Winchester.
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Virginia
Frederick
Clarke County
Winchester
Howard A. Rollins, Jr
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Glen Orchard
Richard B. Smith, Jr
Blue Ridge
Amherst
Nelson Counties
Rollins
Clarence Hill
John Albert
Department of Plant Pathology
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Charles Toan
Mr. Smith
John Gerken
Berryville
Frederick County School Trustee Electoral Board
Board of Supervisors
Back Creek
Robert M. Muse
Alma Remnants Threaten Georgia Carolina Coastline
Gale warnings cover Georgia and the Carolinas as Alma remnants push northeastward toward the Atlantic. Flooding and winds up to five inches are possible, with tornado risk in parts of South Carolina. The storm center near Claxton, Georgia, moved at 15 mph, likely offshore today with further intensification possible.
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Georgia
Carolinas
Alma
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Miami
South Carolina
Cape Fear
N.C
Claxton
Charleston
S.C
Valdosta
Florida Panhandle
Albany
Augusta
Fort Gordon
Town Crier and Local Notices From 1880 and Today
Town crier Carl Martin recalls a 1880 post card addressed to George Thomas Massie and notes fertilizer pickup direct from the cars. He received a violin-themed letter about a decade ago. A schoolbound boy carried flowers in a unique way as he walked to class. Boys ages 12 to 15 may register for the Armory Physical Fitness program Monday at 2 pm, run by the City Recreation Department in its first year.
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Carl Martin
Rt., 8
George Thomas Massie
Wanted girl in Pressing Dept at Pingley and Carper
Employment ad seeking a female applicant for the pressing department. Apply in person at Pingley and Carper.
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Pingley & Carper
Roger Lake Receives Armstrong Scholarship at Handley
Roger Louis Lake, senior son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Lake of 333 Shenandoah Ave, earned the Armstrong Scholarship a yearly $1,000 stipend for four years. About 2,500 Winchester public school students later marched to Mt. Hebron Cemetery for Handley’s grave ceremony after 19 scholarships were awarded. Executive Editor Jack F. Davis gave the $500 Winchester Evening Star Leadership Award to James Larry Stotler.
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Handley
Roger Louis Lake
Armstrong
Harry L. Lake
Shenandoah Ave
Ers
Mt. Hebron
Evening Star
James Larry Stotler
James Gary Teets
Cynthia Sue Cochran
Jack F. Davis
Winchester Evening Star
The
Educational Fund
Wayne Cain
Carolyn Day
Barbara Diggs
Shirley Dofflemeyer
Carolyn Emerick
Terry Em
Topeka Tornado Leaves Toll and Shelters Open
In Topeka Kansas the tornado killed fifteen people and damaged thousands of homes. Red Cross shelters opened in schools and the municipal auditorium. About 70 were hospitalized with storm injuries and 61 spent a second night in hospitals. Salvation Army and Red Cross kitchens fed the homeless as rescue teams arrived from other cities. President Johnson expressed regret and offered aid.
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Topeka
Kan
Red Cross
Salvation Army
City Sales Tax Issue In First Ward Race
Four candidates in the First Ward vie for three City Council posts with debate centering on a one percent city sales tax. Incumbents Butler and Garber favor the tax. Bayliss and Dutton remain noncommittal. Second Ward incumbents are unopposed. Election data show 2988 registered First Ward voters.
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Boscawen St
George H. Garber
Benjamin B. Dutton, Jr
H. W. Butler, Jr
Roy Bayliss, Jr
Stewart Bell, Jr
Chardes,a.dorton,jr
Julian K. Armel
Eugene F. Dearing
Garber
Butler
L.M. Allen
First Ward
Dearing
Allen
Ralph L. Hardy
E. R. Hunts
Bear Snatches Boy From Sleeping Bag in Colorado Mountains
A 400 pound bear grabbed 4 year-old Jeffrey Shawcroft from his sleeping bag during a southwest Colorado cattle drive. The boy survived head and shoulder wounds after 22 stitches, while his family aided by hunters who hunted the bear after the incident.
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LA Jara
Cole
Jeffrey Shawcroft
Colorado Mountains
Robert
Jeffrey
Earl Shawcroft
Weekend Closures and Absentee Ballot Notice
Stan's Barber Shop closes Saturday June 11 until 1 p.m. The Pizza Shops will close for a week's vacation starting Monday June 13. Absentee ballot applications may now be made to Registrar Mrs. Robert M. Grim. phone 662 8129.
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Stan’s
Robert M. Grim
King Leaves Front of Line as Marchers Press On
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. moved from the head of the Mississippi march after his presence drew crowds. James Meredith, wounded by birdshot, said he will resume the route June 16 if doctors permit. Aubrey Norvell remains jailed on a 25000 dollar bond. A Marks sharecropper Armstead Phipps died during the heat as the march began.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Mississippi
James H. Meredith
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Baltimore
Tennessee
Meredith
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
James Meredith
Memphis
Jackson
Hernando
Farmer
Three Virginia Servicemen Killed in Vietnam
The Defense Department released the names of three more Virginia servicemen killed in Vietnam. They are Army Spec. 4 Frederick Bullington of Spencer, Army Sgt. John R. Riddle of Dryden, and Marine Capt. Ralph W. Caspole of Quantico.
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Defense Department
Virginia
Army
Frederick Bullington
Spencer
John R. Riddle
Dryden
Marine
Ralph W. Caspole
Quantico
Byrd Flies Through Virginia For Father's Birthday
US Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. spent his father's 79th birthday in Berryville after a Newport News campaign stop. He planned visits to Chase City and South Boston before delivering a Randolph Henry High School address in Charlotte Court House, amid a busy primary campaign.
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Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Virginia
Byrd
Newport News
Charlotte
Winchester
Senator Byrd
Berryville
Chase City
South Boston
Randolph - Henry High School
Charlotte Courthouse
Newport News Shipbuilding Co
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Clarke County High and Johnson-Williams graduate 122 seniors
A Berryville ceremony granted 122 seniors from Clarke County High School and Johnson-Williams. Sixteen scholarships were awarded. Linda Anne Chafin gave the valedictory and Cynthia Sue Cochran delivered the sabbath? or saboratory address. Awards also honored Linda Ann Gardner and Beverley Taylor Whiteing as honor students. Reverend Julian Orell gave the invocation and Reverend Jesse Tate offered the benediction.
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Berryville
Clarke County High School
Johnson-Williams
Clarke County Scholarship Fund
Clarke County High
Cynthia Sue Cochran
Linda Ann Gardner
Beverley Taylor Whiteing
Julian Orell
Berryville Baptist Church
Jesse Tate
Boyce Methodist Church
Ky Prompts Hue Police Move Amid Viet Nam Turmoil
In Saigon, Premier Ky sent 400 riot policemen into Hue as U.S. paratroopers battled a dug in North Vietnamese force in Kontum province for the fourth day. The clash, near the Laotian border, left hundreds of Viet Cong dead per an American spokesman while Ky prepared to fly to Seoul for a nine-nation meeting.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Central Highlands
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
Kontum Province
V 101St Airborne Division
South Korea
Junt
Seoul
Alma alters Virginia rain as storm veers east
Intermittent rain fell in Virginia as Hurricane Alma shifted course to the east, reducing expected rainfall. The AP report notes the change in track influenced local conditions during the storm's approach.
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Richmond
Virginia
Alma
Apple Valley Krazy Golf Opens Alongside Vote Message
Local notice promotes opening of Apple Valley Krazy Golf and urges civic engagement with a June 14 election. Voter registration by Mrs. Robert M. Grim scheduled for Saturday June 11 from 9:00 to 12:00 in Rouss City Hall Council Chambers.
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Rouss City
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